Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.4° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.9
SW
8
1
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
85
83
80
76
73
72
91
136
405
210
312
190
130
160
293
498
504
300
224
219
149
144
Wind (km/h)
30
N
45
NNW
45
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:17AM1.80m
9:43PM1.69m
10:21AM1.84m
10:46PM1.72m
11:23AM1.89m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.29m
3:39PM0.33m
4:00AM0.26m
4:39PM0.31m
4:59AM0.22m
5:39PM0.27m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
12
10
9
9
10
11
13
14
12
11
10
10
11
11
13
12
9
9
Feels °C
8
7
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
6
9
9
11
9
5
6
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